Based on the novel by Veronica Roth and directed by Neil Burger, Divergent will be released by Entertainment One across DVD, Blu-ray, VOD and download platforms in the UK on 11th August. Similar to the current trend of popular teenage aimed books/movies, Divergent focuses on a dystopian future where the population of Chicago is segregated by a leading characterisitic of each citizen- Abgenation (Selfless) Amity (Peaceful) Candor (Honest) Dauntless (Brave) or Erudite (Intelligent). At age sixteen all students are tested and required to be sorted by one of the five attributes. Young Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is marked as a candidate for multiple attributes and is secrectly labelled as a Divergent, a potential risk to society. Choosing to join the Dauntless group, she is mentored in combat training by Four (Theo James) and becomes aware of a deadly conspiracy at the heart of the twisted status quo.
Filmed near entirely within Chicago itself and also starring Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ashley Judd and Jai Courteney, the film promises to be one of the most exciting available for home viewing in the UK this summer. The DVD release will contain the following extras:
Faction Before Blood Featurette
Audio Commentary with Neil Burger
Audio Commentary with producers Lucy Fisher and Douglas Wick
Deleted Scenes (approximately 5 min)
Marketing Gallery (trailers & posters)
These features will also be included on the Blu-ray release but joined by the following:
“Bringing Divergent to Life” (multi-part making-of, approximately 45 min.)
“Meet Four” Featurette
“The Look of Divergent” Featurette
“Behind the scenes of Divergent” Featurette
“Choice” Featurette
A steelbook release of the Blu-ray edition will exclusively be available at Play.com
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